Man Cave 3--We have walls!!!!

The man cave is now framed in, and I can imagine what it'll be like finished. Of course, I'm now plagued by self-doubt. Did I do this right or should I have made this bigger? Etc.

Rocky, the hubbie, is complaining that there's no wall space. Okay, so maybe I did go a teensy bit overboard on the windows, but hey, he has one 7-foot wall and one 5-foot wall to work with. What more could he want? Besides, think of the money we'll save on artwork.

I've redesigned the laundry room a dozen times. I need a dramatic theme for the laundry room. I'm considering an apple theme for the powder room. After all, I was raised in Eastern Washington apple country. Then I'll paint the walls red? What do you think?

All in all, I know it'll be wonderful.

Coming next: Trusses and a roof!!!!

Man Cave 2--No More Patio

The patio is gone and the man cave is in the first stage of construction. The foundation should be poured this week. This is my least favorite part of building because it's boring. I like framing the best because it goes so fast and you can see the biggest change.

I was happy to see that the purple Rhodie survived. I thought it might have to go.


I've spent part of the week running around to furniture stores, Lowes, Home Depot, Costco, Sears, etc. If they sell home furnishing or home improvement items, I've been there. Let's just say I'm doing my part to stimulate the economy. I know of three furniture stores that are glad I walked in the door. ;)

Stay tuned for the next installment.

The Building of a Man Cave

Tomorrow we start the building an addition on our house. My husband calls it his "man cave." I let him think that, but the secret is that it's actually my library. Shhhh. Don't tell him.

This isn't the first time I've built. I've actually built two houses previously, including the one we currently live in. We hired a great contractor, and we're trying to do everything right so we don't forget anything, yet stay within budget.

Anyway, in addition to the library/man cave, we'll have a big laundry room and a powder room. The man cave will have a wet bar and a fireplace, not to mention a covered porch.

So below is the before picture. The addition is going where the current patio is, right off those french doors.

So stay tuned for my construction updates. I'll post pictures as the building progresses.

I can't wait.